Library Base for Grace's Town Collection

Difficulty

Intermediate

Plans for the Grace’s Town Collection are put together so that you can pick your bases and hutch pieces separately to customize for your child’s preferences. Here is the base for the Library.

Dimensions

22 1/4″ tall and 24″ wide and 13″ Deep

Preparation

Shopping List

2 - 1x12 @ 6 feet
1 - 1x2 @ 8 feet
1 - 1x3 @ 8 feet
1 - 1x4 @ 2 feet

Common Materials

Elmer's Wood Glue

Elmer's Wood Filler

120 grit sandpaper

primer

paint

paint brush

Cut List

A) 2 – 1×12 @ 21 1/2″ (Sides)
B) 3 – 1×12 @ 22 1/2″ (Shelves)
C) 1 – 1×12 @ 24″ (Top)
D) 2 – 1×2 @ 22 1/4″ (Front Side Trim)
E) 1 – 1×3 @ 21″ (Bottom Footer)
F) 1 – 1×2 @ 21″ (Trim for the bottom of the Book Drop)
G) 1 – 1×3 @ 24″ (Bottom Trim for the back)
H) 1 – 1×4 @ 21″ (Book Drop Door)

Tools

Instructions

Step 1

Start by marking the sides as shown above. Then attach the sides to the shelves. Then attach the top to the sides. Use 2″ nails and glue.

Step 2

Then attach both of the front trim pieces, D, as shown above, using 2″ nails and glue. Nail into both the sides and the shelves and the top.

Step 3

Now add E, using 2″ nails and glue. Nail through the face of E into the bottom shelf, and nail through the sides of D into the end edges of E to secure.

Step 4

Add F, as shown above, using the measurement above to guide you. As in step 3, nail through the face of F into the shelf, and also through the side trim, D, into the end edge of F. Use 2″ nails and glue.